Thelisha Eaddy
Host, SC Public Radio's Morning EditionThelisha Eaddy is the local Morning Edition host for South Carolina Public Radio.
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According to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, more than 11% of voters with disabilities experienced some type of difficulty voting in 2020. In South Carolina, a new campaign aims to reduce that number by promoting voter registration, voter education and voter encouragement among young people with disabilities.
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Friday starts South Carolina’s 72-hour Tax Free Weekend for back-to-school items. According to the state Department of Revenue, in 2022, shoppers bought more than $26.2 million in tax-free items.
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Summer vacation will soon end, but what you did during the break can help students prepare for academic success.
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Cooler-than-normal temperatures this spring left South Carolina’s watermelon crop without the heat to fully flourish.
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The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps marks its 248th anniversary July 29th. The celebration includes a ceremony renaming an auditorium for Chaplain Major General Matthew Augustus Zimmerman, Jr.
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Local pastor and activist Rev. Leo Woodberry opened an environmental justice training center in the rural, unincorporated community of Britton's Neck in Marion County. He's hoping the small community can make a big impact in helping people live resilient lives.
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Five years ago, when Rock Hill couple Eric and Tia Brown were expecting their first child, an abnormal anatomy scan put the family on course to work with MUSC to help students in the small medical program, making big impacts in the lives of heart patients.
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On November 22, 1963, Bennie Sulton suited up in his maroon and white high school football uniform. The 17-year old was a captain of the Lakeview Tigers in West Columbia. They were about to face Gresham Megget High school from James Island in a championship game. The two schools were a part of South Carolina’s Equalization program; providing an education for African-American students and maintaining “separate but equal” schools for white and black children.But instead of euphoria, Sulton and his teammates where dealing with a different set of feelings stemming from the realization that graduation meaning the end of football careers for many, desegregation ending the history of their school and also the death of Pres. John F. Kennedy.
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Since December of 2021, earthquakes recorded in Kershaw County have measured between the unnoticeable 1.1 magnitude, to the very noticeable 3.6 magnitude felt on June 29. For the most part, a reason this swarm, or series of low-measuring quakes, continues is unknown. Scientists say getting to an answer will require more time and more earthquakes.
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Tuesday, South Carolina's primaries will end with one of only two statewide runoffs determining who will challenge Republican incumbent Senator Tim Scott for the opportunity to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce narrowly emerged as the Democratic nominee frontrunner during last week’s primary, receiving 34.69 percentage of votes while challenger, current South Carolina state Representative Krystle Matthews, earned 33.24 percent.